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Peacock Network Goes Atheist

The Peacock Network must have become atheistic. Based on what NBC has done to VeggieTales, the initials "NBC" now stand for "No Bible Cartoons".

VeggieTales is a popular children's video series that teaches children lessons from the Bible, and that teaches children to believe in God.  The video series is so popular with children, that NBC decided to start airing the series on its Saturday morning cartoon line-up.

Buth there is just one problem. NBC decided to edit out references to God, which contradicts the reason for the creation of VeggieTales. 

Michelle Malkin has more on this story (Link) .

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Lock the Sick Bastard Up

Okay. I'll say that I respect that he had the decency to resign, unlike Democrats. But he is just sick. I just hope he never actually touched any of these children.

I was going to post on an article yesterday by Brian Ross where I thought this was blown way out of porportion. I commented how all these leftists were immediately ready to condemn the man for asking for a page's photo.

Boy is there egg on my face! Sick, sick, sick is right.

But nothing is in a vacuum and we must take this in context; let's not forget that there are people (Democrats) STILL in office after even more incidious behavior. Let us stroll down memory lane:

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
In October 1992, Republican Senate nominee Rick Reed began running a campaign commercial that included a surreptitiously taped interview with Lenore Kwock, Inouye's hairdresser. Kwock said Inouye had sexually forced himself on her in 1975 and continued a pattern of sexual harassment, even as Kwock continued to cut his hair over the years. Inouye, seeking a sixth term, denied the charges. And Kwock said that by running the commercial, Reed had caused her more pain than Inouye had. Reed was forced to pull the ad, and while many voters took out their anger on the Republican, Inouye was held to 57 percent of the vote – the lowest total of his career. A week later, a female Democratic state legislator announced that she had heard from nine other women who claimed Inouye had sexually harassed them over the past decade. But the women didn't go public with their claims, the local press didn't pursue the story, and the Senate Ethics Committee decided to drop the investigation because the accusers wouldn't participate in an inquiry.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.)
In response to a story in the Aug. 25, 1989, Washington Times, Frank confirmed that he hired Steve Gobie, a male prostitute, in 1985 to live with and work for him in his D.C. apartment. But Frank, who is gay, said Frank campaign button he fired Gobie in 1987 when he learned he was using the apartment to run a prostitution service. The Boston Globe, among others, called on Frank to resign, but he refused. On July 19, 1990, the ethics committee recommended Frank be reprimanded because he "reflected discredit upon the House" by using his congressional office to fix 33 of Gobie's parking tickets. Attempts to expel or censure Frank failed; instead the House voted 408-18 to reprimand him. The fury in Washington was not shared in Frank's district, where he won reelection in 1990 with 66 percent of the vote, and has won by larger margins ever since.

And let's not forget the molester-of-interns-in-chief, President William Jefferson Clinton.

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Watch Jack Murtha (D-Crooksville) Take Bribe!

Ah, yes. The REPUBLICAN ONLY CULTURE OF CORRUPTION continues apace with the release of the 1980 video of Jack Murtha (leftists candidate for House Majority Leader) take bribes! The American Spectator has the video.

Before you watch this, I have a question. Is this legitimate? Or, as Chris stated (and I agree with) is anything that is negative an "ATTACK" coming from a Republican?

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Webb on Women

This ad that Senator Allen just released is ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING.

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Carnival of Coruption: UNLIMITED POWAH!

Well, that REPUBLICAN ONLY CULTURE OF CORRUPTION revealed more of itself today when New Jersey Democrat Senator Bob Menedez had to fire an aide...

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's closest political adviser was secretly recorded seven years ago boasting of political power and urging a Hudson county contractor to hire somone as a favor to Menendez, according to a transcript obtained by The Star-Ledger.

I was wondering what all the Cornerites were talking about with "Switcheroo" and then I realized what was about to happen. Just like when they cheated via judicial order replaced Toricelli with Lautenburg, they will use this to demand that a new slimeball be put on the ballot instead of Menendez.

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The Democrat Hero's Pollling in MN

Remember Coleen Rowley? She was one of the whistleblowing Women of the Year.

She is a Democrat who was suspiciously portrayed well in the "right-wing hack job" Patt to 9/11.

She is a Daily Kos and Moveon.org and Michael Moore candidate who is going to speak truth to power in Washington, DC.

She seems to be coasting to victory...

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Mud not Sticking on Allen

I am telling you, the race card is has been played too many times by Democrats. This kind of Anita Hill - Boating of Senator Allen will fail.

Aericans just opened up their hearts, homes, wallets, schools, and churches and took in hundreds of thousands of displaced blacks from New Orleans and don't want to be lectured by uppity WHITE Democrats who's a racist.

Chrissy Matthews was on Laura Ingraham this morning and said he was waiting for the next poll to come out to determine if Niggergate has helped Jim Webb, predicting they would be even.

No dice.

Allen up by 5 (with 8 million left to spend). I sure hope Senator Schumer has wasted a LOT of money in VA.

Also, what do you think Schumer thinks about all hype about Allen's Jewery? Any invitation to Channukah dinner this winter???

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Twin Cities Brace for Herd of Elephants in 2008

Actually, this is a brilliant political move before the 2006 elections. The talk of this selection and what it will do economically for the area will help GOP exposure and cadidates in the mid-west before 2008.

WHOOPS! THAT'S THE WRONG PICTURE (THANKS, PAUL!!!)

Perfect timing boys!

Republicans have chosen the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul -- in the politically pivotal Midwest -- for the 2008 presidential convention, GOP officials said Wednesday.

The four-day event will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, home of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild.

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Pelosi and Rangel Take Note: This is how you do it

Viva 7-11!

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier at more than 2,100 locations and switching to its own brand of fuel.

7-Eleven had been considering creating its own brand of fuel since at least early last year. Company officials said at the time they had spoken with independent fuel distributors.

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If You Believe In It, Why Not Say It?

I've met and debated or discussed politics with three types of liberals in my life. The first two I understand. One isn't very forward with their opinions, if you want to discuss it, fine, if not, also fine. The other is very forthright about what they think, to the point of always bringing it up whenever the opening presents itself. As I said, I understand both personalities, it is simply a matter of how fervent one is, or perhaps how evangelical one is.

The third type, I don't get at all. This is the time that gets mad when you dare publicize what they think.

I recently made an entry here, remarking how much fun it would be to help the 73 Democrats in the House who want us out of Iraq to get their message out. Well, LifeLike Pundits has attracted a brand-new troll, who immediately launched into (false) ad hominem attacks in the comment section of that post, and seemed to want to split hairs about whether or not these 73 individuals wanted to defund the war, or simply get out (which they could only accomplish by defunding it - hey, it was his difference, not mine).

What didn't he do? He didn't deny that these 73 people wanted OUT. But he got angry that I dared mention it.

What spawned this? What made him produce his bile? I don't know, but he is not the first liberal I have noticed that has done this. They believe they are right, but get furious when you mention what they actually stand for.

Sounds like insecurity to me.

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Say it ain't so, T.O.!

I didn't see this coming and I am sure Rush didn't either:

According to a Dallas police report obtained by News 8, Dallas Cowboys star receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide Tuesday night.

Owens was treated at Baylor University Medical Center.

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NIE Assessment

Here are the key findings:

Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate .Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States. dated April 2006 Key Judgments

United States-led counterterrorism efforts have seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qa'ida and disrupted its operations; however, we judge that al-Qa'ida will continue to pose the greatest threat to the Homeland and US interests abroad by a single terrorist organization. We also assess that the global jihadist movement-which includes al- Qa'ida, affiliated and independent terrorist groups, and emerging networks and cells-is spreading and adapting to counterterrorism efforts.

o Although we cannot measure the extent of the spread with precision, a large body of all-source reporting indicates that activists identifying themselves as jihadists, although a small percentage of Muslims, are increasing in both number and geographic dispersion.

o If this trend continues, threats to US interests at home and abroad will become more diverse, leading to increasing attacks worldwide.

o Greater pluralism and more responsive political systems in Muslim majority nations would alleviate some of the grievances jihadists exploit. Over time, such progress, together with sustained, multifaceted programs targeting the vulnerabilities of the jihadist movement and continued pressure on al-Qa'ida, could erode support for the jihadists.

We assess that the global jihadist movement is decentralized, lacks a coherent global strategy, and is becoming more diffuse. New jihadist networks and cells, with anti- American agendas, are increasingly likely to emerge. The confluence of shared purpose and dispersed actors will make it harder to find and undermine jihadist groups.

o We assess that the operational threat from self-radicalized cells will grow in importance to US counterterrorism efforts, particularly abroad but also in the Homeland.

o The jihadists regard Europe as an important venue for attacking Western interests. Extremist networks inside the extensive Muslim diasporas in Europe facilitate recruitment and staging for urban attacks, as illustrated by the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London bombings.

We assess that the Iraq jihad is shaping a new generation of terrorist leaders and operatives; perceived jihadist success there would inspire more fighters to continue the struggle elsewhere.

o The Iraq conflict has become the .cause celebre. for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement. Should jihadists leaving Iraq perceive themselves, and be perceived, to have failed, we judge fewer fighters will be inspired to carry on the fight.

We assess that the underlying factors fueling the spread of the movement outweigh its vulnerabilities and are likely to do so for the duration of the timeframe of this Estimate.

o Four underlying factors are fueling the spread of the jihadist movement:

(1) Entrenched grievances, such as corruption, injustice, and fear of Western domination, leading to anger, humiliation, and a sense of powerlessness;

(2) the Iraq .jihad;.

(3) the slow pace of real and sustained economic, social, and political reforms in many Muslim majority nations; and

(4) pervasive anti-US sentiment among most Muslims.all of which jihadists exploit.

Concomitant vulnerabilities in the jihadist movement have emerged that, if fully exposed and exploited, could begin to slow the spread of the movement. They include dependence on the continuation of Muslim-related conflicts, the limited appeal of the jihadists. radical ideology, the emergence of respected voices of moderation, and criticism of the violent tactics employed against mostly Muslim citizens.

o The jihadists. greatest vulnerability is that their ultimate political solution.an ultra-conservative interpretation of shari.a-based governance spanning the Muslim world.is unpopular with the vast majority of Muslims. Exposing the religious and political straitjacket that is implied by the jihadists. propaganda would help to divide them from the audiences they seek to persuade.

o Recent condemnations of violence and extremist religious interpretations by a few notable Muslim clerics signal a trend that could facilitate the growth of a constructive alternative to jihadist ideology: peaceful political activism. This also could lead to the consistent and dynamic participation of broader Muslim communities in rejecting violence, reducing the ability of radicals to capitalize on passive community support. In this way, the Muslim mainstream emerges as the most powerful weapon in the war on terror.

o Countering the spread of the jihadist movement will require coordinated multilateral efforts that go well beyond operations to capture or kill terrorist leaders.

If democratic reform efforts in Muslim majority nations progress over the next five years, political participation probably would drive a wedge between intransigent extremists and groups willing to use the political process to achieve their local objectives. Nonetheless, attendant reforms and potentially destabilizing transitions will create new opportunities for jihadists to exploit.

Al-Qa'ida, now merged with Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi's network, is exploiting the situation in Iraq to attract new recruits and donors and to maintain its leadership role.

o The loss of key leaders, particularly Usama Bin Ladin, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and al-Zarqawi, in rapid succession, probably would cause the group to fracture into smaller groups. Although like-minded individuals would endeavor to carry on the mission, the loss of these key leaders would exacerbate strains and disagreements. We assess that the resulting splinter groups would, at least for a time, pose a less serious threat to US interests than does al-Qa.ida.

o Should al-Zarqawi continue to evade capture and scale back attacks against Muslims, we assess he could broaden his popular appeal and present a global threat.

o The increased role of Iraqis in managing the operations of al-Qa.ida in Iraq might lead veteran foreign jihadists to focus their efforts on external operations. Other affiliated Sunni extremist organizations, such as Jemaah Islamiya, Ansar al- Sunnah, and several North African groups, unless countered, are likely to expand their reach and become more capable of multiple and/or mass-casualty attacks outside their traditional areas of operation.

o We assess that such groups pose less of a danger to the Homeland than does al- Qa.ida but will pose varying degrees of threat to our allies and to US interests abroad. The focus of their attacks is likely to ebb and flow between local regime targets and regional or global ones.

We judge that most jihadist groups.both well-known and newly formed.will use improvised explosive devices and suicide attacks focused primarily on soft targets to implement their asymmetric warfare strategy, and that they will attempt to conduct sustained terrorist attacks in urban environments. Fighters with experience in Iraq are a potential source of leadership for jihadists pursuing these tactics.

o CBRN capabilities will continue to be sought by jihadist groups. While Iran, and to a lesser extent Syria, remain the most active state sponsors of terrorism, many other states will be unable to prevent territory or resources from being exploited by terrorists.

Anti-US and anti-globalization sentiment is on the rise and fueling other radical ideologies. This could prompt some leftist, nationalist, or separatist groups to adopt terrorist methods to attack US interests. The radicalization process is occurring more quickly, more widely, and more anonymously in the Internet age, raising the likelihood of surprise attacks by unknown groups whose members and supporters may be difficult to pinpoint.

o We judge that groups of all stripes will increasingly use the Internet to communicate, propagandize, recruit, train, and obtain logistical and financial support.

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A Refreshing Bit Of Honesty

I just found this on Drudge. Congresspersons Charlie Rangel, Maxine Waters, Lynn Woolsey, and seventy other Democrats have promised to cut all funding for the war in Iraq if the Democrats take the House (which they will not, no need to fret) in November.

Time to find the audio of that and get it into the campaign commercials. If the Democrats want their plank to be cut-and-run, I say help them get their message out.

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Senator Graham, Senator Graham!

"Senator Graham! If the Democratic Party were a man, how big would his dick be?"

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Al Qaeda and the October Surprise

I just had a thought that popped into my head regarding a possible October surprise.

We've captured a LOT of documents from al Qaeda in the last 5 years.

What if some of those documents actually mention "American Democrats" in their language?

What if these documents actually discuss al Qaeda's fortunes as rising if the "American Democrats" return to power?

What if these documents actually discussed al Qaeda's propaganda campaign and analyze how the "American Democrats" would use this to hamper the war effort?

A learned terrorist would know of Stalin's "Useful Idiots."

Just a thought.

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Growth in Health Care Premiums Halved in 3 Years

That is how the headline would have appeared if a Democrat were president. This is how it appeared instead:

Health Insurance Rises Twice Rate of Inflation

"Nobody's celebrating, and nobody should be celebrating," said Drew E. Altman, head of the foundation, a non-profit organization that studies healthcare issues. "A modest reduction in an already high rate of increase hardly looks like salvation to working people and businesses, who have been getting hammered by high healthcare costs year after year."

Ask people about gas prices. Do you think if gas prices were going up a buck a year, but one year only went up $0.50, they would not notice?

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READ IT!

Don't you just love how dictatorial, condescending, arrogant and silly the Democrats are? I don't:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that Osama bin Laden and other 9/11 planners have not yet been brought to justice and Bush should read the intelligence carefully “before giving another misleading speech about progress in the war on terrorism.”

This begs the question...

HAVE YOU READ IT, NANCY?

“The news report on the National Intelligence Estimate is further proof that the war in Iraq is making it harder for America to fight and win the war on terror." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (who has not read the actual report)

HAS HARRY REID READ IT?

"Once again, the American people have learned that the Bush Administration has not been honest with them about the war in Iraq. Press reports say our nation's intelligence services have confirmed that President Bush's repeated missteps in Iraq and his stubborn refusal to change course have made America less safe. No election-year White House PR campaign can hide this truth." Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (who has not read the actual report)

HAS HOWARD DEAN READ IT?

"An explosive report on the still-classified National Intelligence Estimate states that the "invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks" -- and Republicans have been trying to cover it up." DNC Chairman Howard Dean (who has not read the actual report)

In fact, HAS THE NEW YORK TIMES READ IT?

More than a dozen United States government officials and outside experts were interviewed for this article, and all spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were discussing a classified intelligence document. The officials included employees of several government agencies, and both supporters and critics of the Bush administration. All of those interviewed had either seen the final version of the document or participated in the creation of earlier drafts. These officials discussed some of the document’s general conclusions but not details, which remain highly classified. The New York Times (who only heard about what the report said from people who heard what the report said)

So none of the Democrats have read it and yet Nancy is demanding the president read it before he comments, but they will shout from the highest hills and base NATIONAL SECURITY decisions on reports they have not read.

DANGEROUS!

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Is that a threat?

In the ongoing battle between scientists and environmental armageddonists, we have this thinly veiled threat against human-caused global warming opponent:

"Some of this noise won't stop until some of these scientists are dead," said James Hansen, head of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, and among the first to sound the alarm over climate change.

Normally, I wouldn't think it was a threat, but leftists are known for their advocacy of offing their political opponents.

But notice something else, this "scientist" dismisses any questioning of his "theories" as "noise." What kind of scientist is that?

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She Was Not on Vacation

I cannot remember the email I sent this morning to the crew here at LLP, but I sure hope I didn't welcome Kitty back from a vacation (total foot in mouth). If I did, Kitty, I apologize.

I am sad to read from Kitty and Pat that Kitty's mother's long struggle with a benign tumor in her lung.

Kitty faithfully cared for her mother and I want Kitty to know that she and her family are in our prayers.

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My Question to Cindy Sheehan

I kept it short and sweet...

Washington, D.C.: You also don't support the war in Afghanistan either. What war would you ever support?

Cindy Sheehan: I don't believe that killing and violence are solutions to any problem. I believe that the only just war is to defend yourself or your family. So basically in self-defense or in defense of our nation.

They never really answer diatribes. I've actually worked with my boss (typed in her answers) on two of these chats in the past. You get bombarded with questions in this list, you can type a comment to them, then click post.

You have to continually refresh the site for the new questions to pop up.

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But Iraq Has Nothing to Do with the War on Terrorism

UK soldiers (God bless them) killed an al Qaeda leader that escaped from prison in Afghanistan in 2005...IN IRAQ.

Also, do you think this guy could have escaped from Gitmo?

UPDATE: San Fran Nan responds...

"Five years after 9/11, and Osama bin Laden is still free and not a single terrorist who planned 9/11 has been caught and brought to justice. President Bush should read the intelligence carefully before giving another misleading speech about progress in the war on terrorism," Pelosi said.

This is one of those "technical" truths but really a lie. We have captured THOUSANDS of terrorists and many of them dealing with 9/11.

KSM anyone? He was the MASTERMIND of 9/11.

The technical part is that they haven't been found "guilty" buy a jury.

These people show their utter inability to comprehend the scope of the problem we face.

Thinking of staying home in 2006? How does Speaker Pelosi sound to you?

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Republicans are WRONG on School Searches

This is outrageous and conservatives and libertarians need to speak out against this bill.

I cannot believe that a republican sponsored this bill (one who is featured ni the Washington Post today as a vulnerable candidate). It wants schools to develop strip search policies!!!

Granted, it gives the local school the right to develop the policies - but this is something that does not need to be done.

If a child is suspected of having drugs or a weapon and needs to be strip/cavity searched, then the school should simply call the police and have the child removed from the premises.

The police can then call the parents of the student and allow them to be present during the search.

Why is that so hard to do?

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Washington Post Does Much Better Work

Okay, the Washington Post did a MUCH better job in describing this assessment that is going to be released. It actually discussed Iraq!

However, read closely, you will find that it is actually an indictment of the Democrats "redeploy" plan as nothing but surrender. Here are the key graphs:

According to officials familiar with the document, it describes the situation in Iraq as promoting the spread of radical Islam by providing a focal point, with constant reinforcement of an anti-American message for disaffected Muslims. The Web sites provide a narrative of a war with frequent victories for the insurgents, and describe an occupation that they say regularly targets Islam and its adherents. They also distribute increasingly frequent and sophisticated messages from al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urging Muslims wherever they are to take up arms against the "Crusaders" on behalf of Iraq.

Both Bush and bin Laden now regularly describe the Iraq war as the "central front" of the global war, and both are depending on victory there to set the direction of future struggles far afield. Although intelligence officials believe bin Laden's ability to direct major terrorist operations has been greatly diminished, his status as the ideological leader of a global movement that appeals to disaffected Muslims has vastly increased.

Now, understanding that bin Laden is counting on victory in Iraq to set the direction of future struggles far afield...what, then, would our position in Iraq be if we "redeployed to Okinowa?"

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NYTimes Fires Opening Salvo

The New York Times just fired their opening salvo in their relentless campaign to elect Democrats this fall.

Someone posted the article in a post below, but you can find the article from the NYTimes here.

In typical hack fashion, the headline says nothing about the article - just what the NY Times wants you to believe.

SPY ANGENCIES SAY IRAQ WAR WORSENS TERROR THREAT

Of course it does! When you're at war with people and have a media that is hell bent on portraying America as the source of evil in the world, it's going to be a good propaganda tool, ya think? But, in fact, the article actually shows that there is a long list of grievances these people have and that the Jihadist movement is growing because of the Internet and the exploitatio nof tragedies like Abu Ghraib by the American Left. Look at the opening graph:

A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Okay, so the report says that Iraq has a role in growing terrorism. But if you go to the END of the article, you realize that the report discusses much more.

Previous drafts described actions by the United States government that were determined to have stoked the jihad movement, like the indefinite detention of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay and the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, and some policy makers argued that the intelligence estimate should be more focused on specific steps to mitigate the terror threat. It is unclear whether the final draft of the intelligence estimate criticizes individual policies of the United States, but intelligence officials involved in preparing the document said that its conclusions were not softened or massaged for political purposes. [emphasis mine]

Still, nothing about Iraq here. Let's keep going...

The estimate concludes that the radical Islamic movement has expanded from a core of Qaeda operatives and affiliated groups to include a new class of “self-generating” cells inspired by Al Qaeda’s leadership but without any direct connection to Osama bin Laden or his top lieutenants.

It also examines how the Internet has helped spread jihadist ideology, and how cyberspace has become a haven for terrorist operatives who no longer have geographical refuges in countries like Afghanistan.

Still, nothing here about the actual Iraq liberation...wouldn't an article about how IRAQ WORSENS TERRORISM have paragraph after paragraph about, um, Iraq? Let's look some more...

For more than two years, there has been tension between the Bush administration and American spy agencies over the violence in Iraq and the prospects for a stable democracy in the country. Some intelligence officials have said that the White House has consistently presented a more optimistic picture of the situation in Iraq than justified by intelligence reports from the field.

Finally, a mention of Iraq, but if you actually read the paragraph, you will see that this mention of Iraq has NOTHING to do with the report. It is simply an assertion by the writer. There is no statement relating this report (or the NY Times headline) and Iraq.

Let's look at the last two paragraphs...

The panel investigating the London terrorist bombings of July 2005 reported in May that the leaders of Britain’s domestic and international intelligence services, MI5 and MI6, “emphasized to the committee the growing scale of the Islamist terrorist threat.”

More recently, the Council on Global Terrorism, an independent research group of respected terrorism experts, assigned a grade of “D+” to United States efforts over the past five years to combat Islamic extremism. The council concluded that “there is every sign that radicalization in the Muslim world is spreading rather than shrinking.”

Nothing. All this article says is that there is a growing terrorist threat and that Iraq (among many other things, real or imagined), is a factor. And yet, the NY Times wants you to believe that Iraq is the problem and it has nothing to do with the West trying to take care of business and the the anti-civilization Islamic Nazis are trying to push back with their accopmlices in the form of Bush haters with the Internet as a tool.

No wonder this paper is going out of business. I sure hope I never see Bill Keller at an Alumni Week at Pomona. I might be tempted to spit in his face.

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Clinton's Carnival of Corruption Continues

I am considering creading a blog category just for Clinton since he's been in the news so much lately trying to salvage anything he had of a legacy.

Anyway, he is being accused of more sleeze by a former associate. To be honest, I think that Clinton gets accused of a lot of things he probably had nothing to do with, but that is what happens when everyone you know is shady.

Bill Clinton's longtime attorney David Kendall is accused of filing a fabricated statement in a court brief to quash a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the former president.

Paul alleges that after he donated $1.9 million of cash and in-kind contributions for Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign, Bill Clinton directed his associate, Jim Levin, to convince Paul's Japanese partner – in violation of a confidentiality agreement – to incorporate a new company instead of investing another $5 million with Paul. The loss of that badly needed capital ultimately caused Stan Lee Media to fold, Paul maintains.

Oh, this is about campaign contributions...his track record here is pretty bad.

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Um, Cantwell Can't pronounce "Nuclear" Either

Everyone makes fun of the way Bush pronounces the word "nuclear."

Why, then, is no one bashing a sitting US Senator for running a campaign ad where she mispronounces it either?

Because she's a Democrat! She's stupid, but just doesn't know any better.

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I Tried and Failed

Notice how many times he refers to himself in the singular.

At least he admits he failed.

Again, not too many of us were beating the drums of Clinton not getting UBL until the 9/11 Commission and his lawyers tried to pin the blame for 9/11 of BUSH having only been in office 8 months with random memos scattered across the country and ONE PDB that said UBL wanted to attack in the United States (or its alternative title, "the Sun Rises in the East").

You can dish it out, but you cannot take it.

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War Deaths Now More than 9/11 - Media and Democrats Plan Celebrations and News Conferences

This is going to be another snuff fest by leftists in politics and media:

Now the death toll is 9/11 times two.

The latest milestone for a country at war comes without commemoration. It also may well come without the precision of knowing who is the 2,973rd man or woman of arms to die in conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, or just when it happens. The terrorist attacks killed 2,973 victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

Commemoration? Of course there won't be because this is no "milestone" and it is utterly insignificant. The last person that died in Iraq or Afghanistan is just as precious as the person that died before. They all are.

And why is it that the Democrats and leftist media are always trying to INVENT fake anniversaries and milestones to celebrate and use to BASH BUSH? Bush discusses the War on Terror/Islamic Naziism on--of all dates--9/11 and they go insane.

But let's look at all the manufactured milestones the Dems use to their political ends:

• The first broken toe in Afghanistan
• The first death in Afghanistan
• The first 50 deaths in Afghanistan
• The first hangnail in Iraq
• The first death in Iraq
• The first 100 deaths in Iraq
• The first death since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first 100 deaths since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first 500 deaths in Iraq
• The first 500 deaths since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first 1000 deaths in Iraq
• The first death since Saddam's capture
• The first 100 deaths since Saddam's capture
• The first 1000 deaths since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first death since the transfer of sovereignty
• The first 1500 deaths in Iraq
• The first 200 deaths in Afghanistan
• The first 1500 deaths since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first 100 deaths since the transfer of sovereignty
• The first 2000 deaths in Iraq
• The first 2000 deaths since "Mission Accomplished"
• The first 2500 deaths in Iraq
• The one year anniversary since going into Afghanistan
• The one year anniversary since going into Iraq
• The second year anniversary since going into Afghanistan
• The second year anniversary since going into Iraq
• The first carbomb since the first Iraqi election
• The first 100 deaths since the ratification of the Iraqi constitution
• The day we were in Afghanistan longer than the Seminoles War
• The day we were in Afghanistan longer than WWI
• The first 100 deaths since Valerie Plame's name was leaked to the media.
• The day we were in Iraq longer than Barbary Wars
• The day we were in Iraq longer than the War of 1812
• The first 1000 deaths since Bush's "16 Words" at the 2003 State of the Union Address
• The day we were in Afghanistan longer than the Korean War
• The day we were in Iraq longer than the Korean War
• The day we were in Iraq longer than the War between the States
• And now we have the number of deaths in Iraq AND Afghanistan equaling the number of deaths on 9/11.
• Then we will have the milestone of the number of deaths in Iraq ALONE equaling the number of deaths on 9/11.

But all of these milestones are SOPHISTRY, utterly meaningless and historically vacant.

We lost @3,000 deaths at Pearl Harbor and went on to lose almost 0.5 million in the four years after. We've lost 1/2 of one percent of that since 9/11.

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Happy New Year

5767 starts at sundown. A happy New Year to all those to whom it applies, and wishes for a great weekend to those to whom is doesn't.

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Wanted: Voters who didn’t flunk “Civics”

It never fails.

Every election year, political ignorance shows up in political campaigns. Political candidates and their supporters often display a lack of education in regards to how governments function.

Take for example the current political campaign of Ernest Istook, a Republican member of Congress who is running to become Oklahoma's governor.

One of Istook's campaign fliers claims that Oklahoma's current Democrat governor increased state spending by 30.6 percent in the last two years.

Well, here is a reality check for Mr. Istook and his supporters.

In the state of Oklahoma, spending bills originate in the state legislature, not in the governor's office, and no spending bill reaches the governor's desk until it is passed by both houses of the legislature. Furthermore, for the past two years, the House-half of Oklahoma's legislature has been under Republican control.

So, Oklahoma's legislature is responsible for any growth in state spending, just as Congress is responsible for any growth in federal spending.

Furthermore, the state legislature, not the Governor, is the party responsible for how state tax dollars are spent.

Sadly, this little fact of life escapes the attention of some people.

For example, in response to one of my posts at Dodo World, an Istook supporter wrote the following about Oklahoma's current governor: "Brad Henry is a joke. He will not give us money for prisons, even though they are full and we are forced to release offenders way ahead of schedule. He gives all the money to his constituency (the Oklahoma Education Association) and none to law enforcement."

How is the above claim about Oklahoma's current governor a bunch of excrement? Let me count the ways.

Section IV-1 of the Oklahoma Constitution says the following (emphasis mine): "The powers of the government of the State of Oklahoma shall be divided into three separate departments: The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial; and except as provided in this Constitution, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of government shall be separate and distinct, and neither shall exercise the powers properly belonging to either of the others."

As I indicated earlier, the state legislature has the power to dictate how state tax dollars are spent, not the Governor. To claim that Oklahoma's governor gives out tax dollars is to reveal ignorance about how Oklahoma's government works.

As I see it, the mischaracterization of Oklahoma's current governor is the work of people whom Bill O'Reilly calls hyper-partisans.

Unfortunately, such hyper-partisanship isn't limited to Oklahoma, and it isn't limited to any particular political party. Throughout the USA, politicians are unconsciously hoping that voters will either turn off critical thinking or will have flunked whatever civics classes that they took while they were in school.

Sadly, some politicians will get what they are hoping for.

For the record, I am a registered Republican, and four years ago, I did not vote for Oklahoma's current Democrat governor. I write in defense of Oklahoma's current governor because I am opposed to any elected official being mischaracterized, even if an elected official is a Democrat.